LAST SEEN
A Folk / Cosmic Horror Project
Last Seen is a descent into the fog — not just of a coastal village, but of the human mind when control slips away.
When Amanda’s younger sister vanishes during a weekend trip, the search pulls her into a place where silence is survival, and ritual is stronger than reason. Behind shuttered windows and whispered prayers, something older than the church holds the town together — and tears families apart.
This is not simply a story of disappearance, but of obsession, grief, and the weight of bonds we cannot let go.
The Experience
Isolation
The village is alive but unwelcoming — houses stand sealed, doors barred, windows shuttered. Faces flicker behind lace curtains and vanish just as quickly. The streets echo with the sound of your own footsteps, and the sea itself seems indifferent, swallowing every call for help. Here, even silence feels orchestrated, as if the entire place has agreed to pretend nothing ever happened.
Ritual
In Driftwood Bay, devotion is not gentle. It is procedural, exacting, whispered through cracked lips in words you almost understand. Prayers mix with the hiss of scissors, the scrape of chalk on stone, the smell of iron in the air. Sacrifice isn’t superstition — it’s administration. Every movement, every offering, performed with the calm certainty of people who have done this all before.
The Creature
It is never fully seen, never fully named. A shadow stooped in fog, a voice distorted into something almost human. It sheds fragments — hair, cloth, whispers — as though it was once someone and is still trying to be. It is not a myth told around fires, nor a nightmare you can wake from. It is unfinished, relentless, and hungry for completion.
The Team
Core Members
Alex Adamis — Writer / Producer
Co-Founder of 4M Studios, Alex developed the story and vision of Last Seen as part of the broader Custodes Lucis mythos. His background in engineering and storytelling allows him to merge structure with atmosphere, creating horror that is both precise and deeply human.
Dimitris Filios — Co-Founder / Art Director & SFX / Producer
Dimitris brings expertise in visual arts, make-up, and special effects, shaped through studies, exhibitions, and professional work in TV and design. As Art Director, he guides the film’s aesthetic, blending traditional craft with practical effects to create a haunting visual identity.
[Director – TBD] — Director
The director shapes the film’s cinematic language, balancing control and dread to deliver a vision where ritual and atmosphere become storytelling tools.
[DoP – TBD] — Director of Photography
Responsible for the film’s visual tone, the DoP works with light, shadow, and fog to capture the intimacy and unease at the heart of Last Seen.
[Lead Actress – TBD as Amanda/Marina] — Lead Actress
Portraying Amanda/Marina, the lead actress brings to life a character torn between control and collapse as she confronts loss, ritual, and the unknown.
Studio
4M Studios
An independent production company based in Greece, 4M Studios develops films, visual novels, and interactive projects. Last Seen is its flagship short film, anchoring a larger universe of folk and cosmic horror.